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Last Updated: Fri., Feb. 22, 2019 @ 4:00 am

Fri., Feb. 22, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

Lansons, a reputation management shop in London, has acquired a 51 percent stake in New York’s Intermarket Communications, financial shop co-founded by Matt Zachowski and Martin Mosbacher in 1986, to form an entity with fee income in the $17M range.

Thu., Feb. 21, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

The US media, in the past, could always count on the support of the White House if an American reporter was captured or injured in war, said Dean Baquet, executive editor of the New York Times. "Sadly, I’m not sure who I would call today," he said at the Arthur W. Page Center awards ceremony. (2 reader comments)

Thu., Feb. 21, 2019

By Steve Barnes

Arthur W. Page Society on Feb. 20 honored New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet; the late Marilyn Laurie, former executive VP of brand strategy at AT&T; and ex-Aetna CEO John Rowe with its Larry Foster Award for Integrity in Public Communication... "Fake news," Russian meddling slated at Feb. 26 forum at Schar School of Policy & Government in Arlington, VA... New YorkWomen in Communications tackles "strategic storytelling" March 6.

Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

By Steve Barnes

While women now account for more than three out of four workers in the PR industry, only about 20 percent of the top leadership positions are occupied by women, according to a new report from the Institute for Public Relations and KPMG.

Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

New York financial PR firm Reevemark is handling the Chapter 11 filing of Payless ShoeSource, which is liquidating 2,500 stores in the US and Canada and tossing 16,000 people out of work with the end of May completion of the retail wind-down.

Tue., Feb. 19, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

The group representing North Carolina's commercial fishing business has released an RFP for a PR campaign to educate the public about changes made to reduce its environmental impact and to promote sustainable practices.

Tue., Feb. 19, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

Tue., Feb. 19, 2019

By Kevin McCauley

Heather Nauert, State Dept. spokesperson and former anchor of president Trump's favorite TV program, "Fox & Friends," has withdrawn her name to succeed Nikki Haley as UN ambassador. (2 reader comments)